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... from the day along the Magnolia cutoff.  some are crossposted to texture.

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Paw Paw WV

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Magnolia WV

sometimes it happens: a visit to the site occurs during a lull in traffic.  the previous day's derailment of Q405 in Baltimore was likely a contributing factor. 

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the Magnolia cutoff is one of those places the railroad doesn't just pass through so much as transform into something completely different.

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with the descending sun tipping the ridge behind the bend to the S a westbound freight crosses the bridge. 

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lots of overcast today but now and then the light came through and did wonderful things with the leaves; the Maples (both sugar and Japanese) are about at their peak now.

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Grove Avenue

it's not just the trees whose leaves turn at this time of year ( Read more... )

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while down at the station this morning for some location scouting for another project, opportune light made these texture images possible at the crosswalk.

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MARC station

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heading over for a market run, and just as I'm getting to the crossing: bells sound, lights flash and down come the gates.  errands can always wait when there's a train!

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Aicheson Crossing

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I had posted this to the texture community yesterday.

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Railroad Street

as we get past February into March the days are starting to get longer, though still a few minutes too short for the light to fall upon this train as it climbs out of Derwood Dip, rattles across Aitcheson Crossing and expresses its way out ( Read more... )

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snow on the ground is kind to the trains; reflected light comes up softly from underneath and the visual distraction of ground clutter is cleared out, leaving the crisp arc of the rails.

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Railroad Street

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the railroad is never far from my thoughts though I seldom head down there with the notion of capturing images.  it was more by chance than design that I was in the right place at the right time to catch these two freights as they came through the Grove:

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